Halifax regional council will continue to allow the use of high-visibility flags in some of the municipality’s crosswalks while also testing various other options with the goal of increasing pedestrian safety.Read More

Halifax Regional Police have made an arrest in connection with a robbery early Saturday that involved bear spray as a weapon.
Police responded to a call at about 2:45 a.m. at Buddy Day Street and Gerrish Lane in Halifax.Read More

The Canadian Red Cross has increased its emergency assistance for the families displaced Friday by a fire that destroyed one unit and damaged two others in an eight-unit townhouse building in Dartmouth.Read More

Five members of a Dartmouth family jumped from an upstairs window to escape their burning home early Friday.
Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency crews responded to the blaze at a townhouse on Princess Margaret Boulevard at 2:16 a.m.Read More

Teams of volunteers fanned out across the city on Thursday as the United Way’s Wake Up Halifax day of action took on 100 charitable projects as part of an initiative to commemorate 100 years since the Halifax Explosion.Read More